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By Dave Eggers Knopf: 432 pages, $32 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

"I walk to work now. Of course, this is less convenient than driving, but not a huge problem," one resident of the city of Simferopol told Bereg, an independent website.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

For 2026, if Honeywell Technologies were fully independent, it would have expected sales of $19.9 billion to $20.2 billion and earnings per share of $3.95 to $4.15.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

He’s part of a small group of exorcist influencers, Catholic priests who draw their own independent followings from the internet by promising to let the public in on the darkest workings of the devil.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

He brought together representatives from multinational drug companies, independent middlemen and distributors, nonprofit organizations—almost anyone who might have an impact on drug pricing.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French